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There is a noise that seems to be coming from the top end of the engine( around the camshaft). The noise seems to come on around 2400rpm or so. Does anyone have an idea of what this could be?

 
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Mine ticks too. sometimes. Kind of "clickety"...I was thinking maybe the spark plugs, I think its normal.

 
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Not if its a ticking like mine that was constant threwout the revs.

 
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uh... its your valves and rockers.

if your valve-rocker clearances arent right, it can make a clicking sound.

Just run the valves. (run means adjust)

 
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Do you live in the UK? J/K

 
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prolly just spark plugs firing in random order because they cannot fire in sequential order when revs start to climb so thats when the ecu kicks in

 
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wtf are you talking about?

the only time the car fires anything out of normal order is when the car fires the injectors in "batch-fire" mode. And thats usually at high RPM and WOT.

Not even sure if these cars do that......

 
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You Might Need A Valve Adjestment.

 
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Cam gear noise a possibilty ? Even with the stock cam gear it making a slight ticking sound. I noticed mine was louder when we put the AEM adjustable on + removing the cover.

 
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you have a bomb under your hood.........lol.

No its actually your valves, its time for a valve adjustment like me....lol. I dont think its a cam gear, Whats the mileage on your car?

 
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go jump off a bridge

 
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the mileage is at 60000. a friend said that he thinks that is what it is. so if it is in need of a valve adjustment, how long do I have to get it don before any major damage?

 
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also what has to be done to adjust them? or how much am i looking at to have them adjusted?

 
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yep, time to do a valve adjustment. I wouldnt leave it for too long, right now you are prolly losing more of what little performance our engines have, thats the damage....lol. But i would get it done asap, its much cheaper than replacing a bent valve.

 
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Turboengnr, our cars do batch fire haha. batch firing 440cc injectors makes a lot of smoke. I forgot my code scanner and I couldnt reset the ECU so I crept it to my shop for about 300ft. No mosquitos came out for a week.
My car always ticked a little since it was brand new. I adjusted the valves to spec and it didnt go away. The guy at the dealership said it was normal, as long as it wasnt really loud.

 
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so does anyone know how to adjust them?

 
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its a long and painful process and you need a feeler gauge. or take to dealer.

 
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someone set us up the bomb?

all your base are belong to us!

 
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nice

 
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valve adjustment will help the knock a little bit only if done right, but on some cars itll run better but the knocking still remains or seem louder than ever...

if you decide to get the valve adjustment, makesure the place leaves your car there either over 4 hrs before he does the adjustment or the valve adjustment will be off even more... (car HAS to be cool) its only 90$-100$ at local shops, or if you have a feelers gauge it can be done in your yard in about 2hrs or so for a beginner, just know how to get your vehicle to TDC and the right order and you are set... any helms/haynes/chiltons manual gives perfect step by step instructions...

 
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It's most likely the valves. Compression is lost and performance and mpg will suffer, other than that it's pretty much just annoying.

Do you run 0w-20 or 5w-20 oil? If so use 5w-30 and see if it goes away. If it doesn't then adjust your valves.

If you never did valves before and don't know anyone who has a clue, I recommend taking it to a shop because setting the pistons in the right position for each intake and exhaust valve can be tricky for rookies.

 
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well the car died last week on the way to work. I took it to a mechanic and I managed to mess up the bottom end. believe he said a rod. at least some good will come of this. gonna be having the them all replaced with forged and prob have some top end work done as well as long as the crankshaft is still ok.

 
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Yeah thats what happend to mine anouther one bites the dust.. Damb CIA's should come with air bypass vavles. Sorry to hear it man.. but suggestion.. save money or take lone get k20!

 
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LMFAO!!! +rep for a good laugh!!!

My assumptions are like everyone else...valves!!!

 
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im gonna play devil's ad and go with the bomb scare.

 
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Come on yall we dont use bombs in this day and age, we use chemical wepons. gees. Thats just the small eggs of the boocoolie hatching, eventually it will spead like wild fire.

 
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Mine does makes that noise only when the cars in 4th gear, and at about 2000 rpm

 
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im also experiencing a ticking noise that seems to be coming from my ignition box rattling against something... im not to sure what the problem is, and i dont have time and money to bring it to the dealer now...

 
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well gonna be four months later on the 23rd and still no car. the guy working on it is gonna throw in a direct port nitrous kit because of all the bs ive had to go through. Ill fill everyone in when I get it back and know exactly what was done.

 
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luckily for me I bought a 2005 R6 the weekend before it gave out